It has low-end specs. The Snapdragon 400 was being used on midrangers from last year. Plus, if they're going to make the resolution 720p, then they should give it 5 inch or below screen so that the display is crisp. Also, the UI is full of skeumorphism and it looks like it belongs in 2008.

Apparently the battery performance is amazing. But the low PPI, value-tier performance, and near-uselessness of the camera in low light are what one gives up for the price. The Moto G of phablets? Too generous of a comparison?

I was underwhelmed with the display resolution, but I believe they have a product that people will actually buy. Most people that have a prepaid service do not have many decent options, and still have to pay more than this for a year or older flagship (i.e. GS3 was $399 on virgin for quite a while) and this is a phablet which there are not many unless someone wants to pay full outright price of $700+ for most samsung/HTC/etc...

I will say that if it was at 1080p resolution I think they could have raised the price to $350 and, I would probably buy it for a 2nd phone for me and swap my sim into it when I want more of a tablet but still receive calls & texts.

Overall, the performance of the 400 processor is not bad and will get you through most applications with ease, although I would probably install 4.4.2 because they have better optimizations for lower spec devices. The 3900mAh battery intrigues me because with the slower processor and lower screen res (although large in size) it should last a weekend like they say, and I would bet it has a very long screen-on time too. We just have to wait for phone arena to put it through their battery test.

All in all, I wouldn't say I have ever considered a huawei before, but this help them increase their sales in the US.

These are two different things. The Ascend Mate 2 is a product from a real company, with real specs, with real support. The price is fair and reasonable and there is some profit in the price so the company can afford bug fixes and support.

OnePlus One is just a fake phone from a scam company that couldn't even come up with a name for their phone, so they scammed one from HTC.

I think a lot of people want a company where there is no marketing gimmick, no hunger games, no invites, no find the easter egg on the Internet, no endless hype, etc.

Who wants to have a long game show for every little spec like OnePlus did? What LTE bands... ohh the mystery... we will unveil at unknown time in little bits and pieces... because OnePlus is the king of scam.

Maybe one day they will make and sell phones for real, but when is that day? It doesn't look like it is going to be soon. Until that day comes and there is some track record for OnePlus fixing bugs and supporting their phones, I am certainly not going to buy one.

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